21.   During the week, stocks were little changed after the peso weakened and benchmark local interest rates rose on Tuesday.

22.   Ellen Pagano came here looking for a miracle just as the sun was rising on a Saturday morning.

23.   Gilts rose on opening as evidence of slower growth and subdued inflation was seen drawing investors out to buy the new debt.

24.   In the meantime, stocks in Hong Kong also rose on Monday, in part in reaction to the market rise in China.

25.   Israeli stock indexes rose on Sunday and were little changed today.

26.   Life insurance stocks rose on fading pressure from regulatory bodies, improved quarterly performance and rising yield premiums.

27.   Nineteen shares fell and one rose on less than two-thirds the average daily trading volume.

28.   Other drugmakers also rose on what analysts said was optimism they too could join the merger trend in the drug industry, thereby cutting costs and boosting earnings.

29.   On Wall Street, the stock price of all the main tobacco companies rose on Wednesday.

30.   Price and volume already were rising on Monday, though.